Pakistan's elections in 2024 are around the corner and political parties have fielded their candidates for respective constituencies as ECP allotted electoral symbols as well. Meanwhile, women candidates are also contesting in the male-dominated electoral competition.

The total number of registered voters in the country reached 127m from the erstwhile 106m, with an addition of 11.74 million women, compared to 9.28m male voters, to the electoral rolls since the 2018 general elections.

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) has allotted six general seats tickets to female candidates including PML-N chief organizer Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Saira Afzal Tarar, Nosheen Iftikhar, Shazra Mansab Ali, Tehmina Doultana and Syeda Shehrbanu Bukhari.

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) fielded Nafisa Shah and Shazia Marri as ticket holders in National Assembly general seats.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) issued ‘record’ National Assembly tickets to 21 women.

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In Punjab, former MNA Iman Tahir Sadiq from Attock, former MPA Seemabia Tahir from Rawalpindi, former adviser to Prime Minister Usman Dar from Sialkot Rehana Imtiaz Dar, former MNA from Lahore Alia Hamza Malik, former provincial minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Sidra Faisal from Kasur, Mehr Bano Qureshi daughter of Shah Mahmood Qureshi from Multan, Ayesha Nazir Jatt daughter of former MNA Nazir Jatt from Vahari, Mrs. Talat Basra wife of Shaukat Basra from Bahawalnagar, former MNA Kanwal Shuzab from Bahawalpur.

PTI allotted National Assembly tickets to Mrs. Qamar Javed Waraich from Rahim Yar Khan (RYK), Mrs. Humira Ahmad Khan from Muzaffargarh, Mrs. Anbar Majeed Niazi, wife of ex-MNA Majeed Niazi from Layyah, former minister Zartaj Gul Wazir from Dera Ghazi Khan (D.I. Khan).

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) issued National Assembly tickets to Umbreen Malik from Khairpur, Hamida Masood Shah from Sanghar, Maherul Nasa Baloch from Tharparkar, Nazish Fatima Bhatti from Matiari, Rozeena Bhutto from Tando Ulyar, Shabana Nawab Bajarani from Dadu and former MNA Shandana Gulzar was given ticket from Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NA-30 Peshawar.

IPP Firdous Ashiq Awan has been contesting elections from NA-130 of SIalkot.